On Monday, Texas Lawyer released the results of surveys it conducted of over 1,100 Texas law students in the Spring 2008 semester. The results were as follows:
Top Marks by Category:
Career Services Office: Southern Methodist University
Students Felt Prepared to Practice on Graduation: Baylor University
Collegiality: University of Houston
Technology: Southern Methodist University
Teaching Quality: Southern Methodist University
Library Services: Texas Wesleyan
Faculty Accessibility: Texas Tech School of Law
Student Diversity: Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
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Most Influential Professors:
SMU – Gregory S. Crespi
Texas Wesleyan – Aric K. Short
Texas Tech – Gerry W. Beyer
University of Houston – John Mixon
South Texas – Geoffrey S. Corn
Baylor University – Larry Bates
St. Mary’s – John W. Teeter Jr.
Texas Southern – Fernando Colon-Navarro and April Walker
Overall Rankings:
1. Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (103 students responding)
2. Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (72 students responding)
3. Texas Tech University School of Law (164 students responding)
4. University of Texas School of Law (246 students responding)
5. University of Houston Law Center (153 students responding)
6. South Texas College of Law (126 students responding)
7. Baylor University School of Law (113 students responding)
8. St. Mary’s University School of Law (76 students responding)
9. Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law (79 students responding)
Check out the complete story and the law school deans’ responses at Texas Lawyer.
Written by Benson Varghese. ♦ Contact Benson.♦ Have Res Ipsa Blog delivered to you.
Superior job presenting the data. Keep up the good work.